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Video: 00:01:00 This video was published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot with the following caption:[ version FR ] Day 222, orbit 3442 — More vacuum cleaning in space! Keeping the ventilation grids clean is essential in an en
Video: 00:01:52 This video was published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot with the following caption:Just another morning in space... this one starting with a blood draw! I was so proud to get it right on the first try! ☺️As p
For more than 25 years, the Internation Space Station (ISS) has been humankind's home in space. It has enabled scientists to conduct research in weightlessness, helped astronauts learn how to live and work in orbit and provided engineers wi
30 September 2026 marks the start of a new year on Mars. At exactly 10:16 CEST/08:16 UTC on Earth, the Red Planet begins a new orbit around our Sun.
As part of the preparation for the end of utilisation of the International Space Station (ISS), the European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a contract to two European industrial consortia to conduct preliminary studies assessing the feasibility
When an astronaut from the European Space Agency (ESA) returns from space, the mission is far from over.
Image: From the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has photographed cities, coastlines and landscapes across the world during her nearly eight-month εpsilon mission. This time, her camera turned towards a place with a
Image: Space explorers in the land of volcanoes
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